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CROI provides a forum for scientists and clinicians to present, discuss, and critique their investigations into the biology and epidemiology of human retroviruses and the diseases they produce with the goal of translating laboratory and clinical research into progress against the AIDS epidemic.

For more information and online registration, go to: www.retroconference.org

The INFO Project's Best Practices Signpost is an online public health resource directing users to the latest information on best practices in family planning and reproductive health, including HIV/AIDS. A project of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health/Center for Communication Programs, the site provides annotated links to websites and online publications produced by more than 65 international organisations working across the health sector.

To visit the web site, go to: www.infoforhealth.org

Registration, abstract submission and exhibition sales for the Fourth International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention (IAS 2007) to be held in Sydney, Australia, 22 - 25 July 2007, are now available online. www.ias2007.org

IAS 2007 will feature reports on the latest developments in the areas of basic, clinical and prevention science. The conference will continue its strong emphasis on treatment and pathogenesis, while building upon the biomedical prevention agenda introduced in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 2005.

As a defining feature of this conference series, IAS 2007 will examine how scientific advances can, in very practical ways, inform the global response to HIV/AIDS.

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS

The abstract submission deadline is 7 March 2007, midnight CET (Central European Time). Abstract submission guidelines, programme tracks and other abstract related information are available here: www.ias2007.org

ONLINE REGISTRATION

To encourage broad participation in the conference, organizers are offering a two-tiered fee structure, with lower registration fees for delegates from low- and middle-income countries and students/post-docs. Delegates are encouraged to register before 1 February 2007, midnight CET, to avoid a surcharge.

Click here for information on the types of registrations and the corresponding fees.

Click here to create a conference profile and then register for the conference.

EXHIBITIONS, SATELLITES AND SPONSORSHIP

Exhibition sales are available until 10 May 2007. Click here to read more about exhibitions, satellites and sponsorship opportunities.

IMPORTANT DATES:

• Standard registration fee ends: 1 February 2007
• Abstract submission closes: 7 March 2007
• Late registration fee ends 10 May 2007
• Exhibition sales close: 10 May 2007 (subject to availability)

The Resources for HIV/AIDS and Sexual and Reproductive Health Integration site at: www.hivandsrh.org (formerly www.fpandhiv.org) lists nearly 500 selected resources supporting integration of HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment and promotion of sexual and reproductive health. The site links to journal articles, reports, conference papers, news and training materials on topics including:

• Family Planning and Antiretrovirals
• Family Planning and Mother-to-Child-Transmission
• Contraception for HIV-Positive Women
• Community-Based Approaches to Integration
• Microbicides

The site is maintained by the Center for Communication Programs, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (www.jhuccp.org), and Constella Group, LLC, with funding from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation and the David and Lucile Packard Foundation. For more information, contact: .

Registration and abstract submission is now open for AIDS Impact 2007. The AIDS Impact conference is specifically devoted to Human and Social Sciences in the field of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. The last conference, held in 2005 in Cape Town, South Africa, attracted more than 700 participants from all over the world. The goal of the conference is to give more space to social sciences research in the field of HIV in developing countries.

Abstract Deadline: 22 January 2007 (abstracts should be submitted in English only and must not have been previously published or presented. They should be no longer than 300 words.)

For more information, go to: www.aidsimpact.com

One of the major challenges facing the continent is to gather resources and translate knowledge and experience into treatment and prevention programmes.

This conference at the Sandton Convention Centre, in Johannesburg, South Africa, seeks to address the consequences if business continues to ignore current warnings and statistics.

Register at www.aidsafricaconference.com

Dr Olive Shisana, the conference chairperson, has called for the submission of abstracts ahead of the event, which is set to take place at the International Convention Centre in the port city of Durban from 5 to 8 June 2007.

The deadline for abstract submission is 31 January 2007.

For more information go to: www.sa-aidsconference.com

The UN Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has released a toolkit for youth in Africa on how to use theatre in AIDS education.

This toolkit was designed for youth groups and is largely based on a workshop held in Uganda, that brought together approximately 30 youth volunteers from several African countries, as well as Canada and India to learn about the use of interactive theatre in response to the pandemic in English-speaking African countries.

For more information on this project, including similar theatre manuals developed for other regions in Arabic, French and Spanish, visit: www.unesco.org or email: